| Back to India: My Early Pictures | |
I have visited Tirupati 18 times to teach in Sri Venkateshwara University, in the Departments of Botany, Virology/Microbiology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology. I stay at the SVU guesthouse on the road from Tirupati to Bangalore. |
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| SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY TOP of Page | |
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| View from the SVU Guest house window | |
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| The road past the guest house with just enough room for 2 bullock carts to pass | |
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| The staff [on the roof] at the SVU Guest house | |
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| SVU campus. Senate house has the tall tower on the left | |
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| Senate clock tower | |
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| View from Biochemistry Dept. The Virology Dept now blocks the view. Prof. Venkaiah is on right. | |
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| Tree planting in SVU campus | |
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| My welcome to farewell function after lectures in biochemistry Dept. on protonmotive force | |
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| MSc students | |
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| MSc students TOPtirupati TOP of Page | |
| TIRUPATI TOWN TOPtirupati TOP of Page | |
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| Govindaswamy Temple, Tirupati | "One photo only sir" |
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| Gandhi Road | |
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| A small procession | |
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| A street in Tirupati near the Lions Club | |
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| The Koneru Tank near Sindhuri Park Hotel [yet to be built] | |
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| The game of Kabbadi | |
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| Nandi the Bull near the Kapilatheertham temple | |
The village of Thumulagunta TOP Tirupati |
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| Their smiles came only after I put up my hands in surrender; on edge of dairy farm |
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| Welcome to our village |
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| On edge of the village |
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| Thumulagunta |
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| I regret now that I rejected their offer of a ride |
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| The village pump. |
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| On way home |
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| Planting paddy |
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| Only the dirty Christians eat these sir. |
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| View of the village from the South |
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| View from the village to the East |
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| View of the village and the seven hills from South. The road to the Tirumula temple can be seen |
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| The road going South from the village. The 'footpath' up the 15km to Tirumula can be seen. |
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| Kapilatheertham (waterfall) temple. The waterfall cascades into the tank which is used for ritual bathing before darshan in the sanctuary, and also as the local swimming pool by the boys. Top of Page | |
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| Arriving at the temple at sunset with Nandi guarding the roundabout | |
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| The temple tank. The boys jump off the roof on the left or from high up on rock by the waterfall. | |
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| Jumping from high above the tank. | A brave jumper |
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| Another brave jumper | |
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| At the sight of the camera the jumpers organised a photoshoot | |
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| The sanctuary of the temple is behind the white pillars | The gopuram near the entrance of the temple |
| Top of Kapilatheertham TOP of Page | |
| Chandragiri This a village 16km West of Tirupati on Chittoor road. Chandragiri is famous for the historical fort, built in the 11th century, and the ruins of the Raja Mahal (Palace) within it. Chandragiri was under the rule of for about three centuries and came into control ofrulers in 1367. There is small peaceful temple nearby. Prof. Naidu took us on a visit there. Top of page | |
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| The temple | |
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| The temple tank with Prof. Naidu [center] and Sai Gopal on the right [now Professor and Head of Department. | |
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| The temple | The palace |
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| View from the Palace | |
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| The Palace with Prof. Naidu, his family and Sai Gopal | |
| Top of Chandragiri TOP of Page | |
| Maps of Tirupati | Top of Maps TOP of Page |
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| This shows Tirupati at the base of the 7 hills with the road up to the temple town of Tirumula. | |
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| The guest house is near where road crosses rail. The village of Thumulagunta is at bottom of map in middle | |
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| The 'waterfall temple' of Kapilatheertham is at top | |
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